Victoria slams ‘risky, uncompetitive’ NBN policy

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Victoria's Coalition State Government has heavily criticised the Labor Federal Government's flagship National Broadband Network policy, arguing in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the NBN that the project could see the telecommunications sector's existing "dysfunctional" market structure replicated and competition put at risk.
(IT news)

Former Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett has described the decision by Victoria's State Government to pursue an 'opt-in' policy regarding connecting residents and businesses to the National Broadband Network as "very short-sighted", arguing for much broader government engagement and focus on the network to maximise its positive outcomes.